They Are Now Back, 13 Trafficked Nigerians, + 5-Yr Old

13 trafficked Nigerians, including 12 girls and a 5-year-old boy, rescued from Ghana and Mali are now back in the country.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) made this known in a press statement signed by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.

NiDCOM said 11 of the victims were rescued from Ghana, while two women, aged 27 and 35, were brought back from Mali.

The Trafficked Nigeriansrescued girls from Ghana, aged between 16 and 30, are from:

i.                 Cross River – 4

ii.               Benue – 4

iii.             Imo – 1

iv.             Oyo -1

The two women from Mali hail from Adamawa State.

Speaking on behalf of Dabiri-Erewa, Head of NiDCOM’s Lagos Liaison Office, Mr Dipo Odebowale said the victims were deceived with promises of job opportunities but were later forced into prostitution in Ghana

Similarly, the two women rescued from Mali narrated their ordeal to NiDCOM’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stating they suffered sexual abuse, physical assault, and emotional trauma.

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The victims have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for profiling and further support, even as Dabiri-Erewa assured that the Commission would work with the victims’ state governments to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration.

She also called for the prosecution and public exposure of traffickers to combat modern-day slavery.